Mackenzie Gress
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mackenzie Lynn Gress[1] | ||
| Date of birth | June 3, 2004[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Penn State Nittany Lions | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Penn State Nittany Lions | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | United States U-16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | United States U-20 | 4 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 21, 2024 | |||
Mackenzie Lynn Gress (born March 3, 2004) is an American college soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
Early life and college career
[edit]Gress attended Lyndhurst High School in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. She played club soccer for STA Girls Academy and was ranked by TopDrawerSoccer as the third-best goalkeeper of the 2022 class.[2] She committed to Penn State as a freshman.[3]
Penn State Nittany Lions
[edit]Gress redshirted her first season with the Penn State Nittany Lions and made only 4 appearances as an understudy to Kat Asman in the 2023 season.[4] She became Penn State's first-choice goalkeeper in the 2024 season, though she missed a stretch of games while at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and due to concussion protocol afterwards. She made 53 saves and kept 4 clean sheets in 13 starts, helping Penn State reach the NCAA tournament quarterfinals.[5][6]
International career
[edit]Gress was called up to the United States national under-14 team in 2018.[7] She played friendlies for the United States at the under-16 and under-20 levels. She was included on tournament rosters as Teagan Wy's backup at the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, where the United States won bronze, its best result since 2012.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024 Squad Lists" (PDF). FIFA. p. 23. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ "Mackenzie Gress". Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- ^ "Recruiting Roundup: April 1–7". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- ^ McKenna, Ryan. "Penn State women's soccer position preview | Goalkeepers". Daily Collegian. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- ^ Bernstein, Jason (December 11, 2024). "Lyndhurst's Mackenzie Gress has breakthrough year at Penn State". The Observer. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- ^ Miranda, Sofia (September 24, 2024). "Dambach discusses keys to road success for Penn State women's soccer". Daily Collegian. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- ^ "U14 GNT opens up 2018 with camp in Norco". United States Soccer Federation. February 23, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
- ^ Mackenzie Gress at Soccerway
- ^ "USA Scores Dramatic 119th-Minute Game-Winner To Defeat The Netherlands 2-1 And Finish Third At 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup". United States Soccer Federation. September 22, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mackenzie Gress at Soccerway.com
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Lyndhurst High School alumni
- Soccer players from Bergen County, New Jersey
- People from Lyndhurst, New Jersey
- American women's soccer players
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- United States women's youth international soccer players
- United States women's under-20 international soccer players
- Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer players